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neral Fitzpdtrick, irtt the Monday ,tfteceiltng Saha den's first examination; and afterwards to my-Leatn ed Friends Sir A. Paget and Mr. Leach. Mr. F4Ltas called, and examined b the CRANCEL.,- , Lon Ot the EXClfikteEß. Q. What are you ?'—A. Master in the Merchant Tailors' School. Q. ,o you know Mrs. Favourite Not by that name. . Q. By what name do you know her ?—A. By that. of Mrs. Farquhar. Q. Was she ever in your service Yes. . . Q. To whom•did yoti apply fur her chareeter A. To Mrs. Clarke. Q. Wilere did Mrs. Clarke live at the time yots made this application In Golden-lane. Q. 11 , you recolleet the year in which Mrs. Far * tltthar came into the service I—A. In July, 1800. Q. How long did she live with you For nearly two years, with the exception of three imliths, in which she left Trs, and returned after. wards. Q. Was,you then a carpenter (I do not mean to give any offence) i—A. No, certainly nut. Q. Did you apply to Mrs. Clarke for a charac ter I did. Q. In what name did you represent to Mrs. Clarke the servant who had:belonged to her i—A. In the name 61 latqubar. Q. Are yoo certain of that Yes. Q. Did you cver.know Mrs. Clarke call on Mrs. rarquliar while in your service I—A. Yes. Question repeated.—A. Frequently. Did Mrs. Clarke stay any time when she came on theSe visits Sometimes halt an hour. Q. Did s!te behave to Mrs. Farquhar as being an acquaintance, or what As being very familiar. Did Mrs. F. state that There was any relation- Ship between them I—A. I supposed so from their lathiliarity. Q. Did you .ever.change your place of residence Mrs.while , Farquhar was in your service?—A. No, my town residence was'the'saine K is now. Q. Had you any . occaMon, While she lined with You, to take. your family lo the seaside .) -4. Yes. Q. How often I—A. .Only once. Q. Did Mrs. Farquhar go with you, remain with Yunall the time, and return' with you Yes, site did. - • Q. Had you any reason to know whether Mrs. Farquhar Avail married or single ?=—A. She repre sented herself as single. Q. Haveyetpany reason to know she had a mo ther hying at any time before she left your service Yes.,,-. Q. Where did .her motherlive at that time ? A: About TaVistock-place. '` '- Q. I:rotu i whom did you learn this I—A. From herself. Q. Have you ,seen Mrs. Farquhar lately ?—.4. Last night., . . Q. Upon what occasion ' did you see her 'last bight ?-;:-.A. She called, and 'Wished particularly to lee me. She said she was ashamed of having men tioned my name at the bar M the way witich'she had done. That she was ashamed to appear again before the House, as they would not credit what she would shy after this. She told me also, that she had spoken , t.St tue in the way she had done, Out of . delicacy to . my family. . Did she say it was out of delicacy to your fa mily that she represented you as a carpenter ?--'... A. Yes, and tine was now ashamed of it. Q. Did you learn front her that she knew you bad been summoned as a witness to ' Yes, she did. this Haute ?—A. It' Q. What family had you with you at the sea - aide ?—.A.' My wife and eight children. Q. By Mr. C. ADAWL—Was you ever present at any ot'the visits of Mrs. Clarke to Mrs. Farquhar ? ----A. NeVer. .. Q. HoW th en did yen know that s h much larni-. itahty existed b etween them4,—A.• Though - not pre !exit in a room, I have seen their familiarity at my ( 00E; therethey have accosted each other with great familiarity. • Q. By Lord TOLKSTONE.—Have you seen Mrs. Clarkelately.?—A. This evening, in the lobby, but cot to speak t o h er . .., ' Q. Has Mrs. Farquhar been in your family since she left it in May, 1802 ?.--..k. No. • , 1 Q. By th e CHANCELLOR of th e: Exciteavart,— What vas her situation in your family ? , ---it,. Nurse fry-maid. Mrs. Favourite called to the Bar and examined ! by the CHANORLLOR of the EXCHEQUER. Q. To Mr. Ellis.—ls that the person you know by the name of Farquhar ?—A. Yes. Q. T 9 Mrs. FaVourite.—ls that the person you represented as Ellis, a carptntei k---A. Yes, I did so out of respe& for his charaeter ; I had no other *- live but respecl for his family, in net wishing to have hint brotight up front the pulpit. to the bar." Q. What is, your music ?—A. Favourite. Q; How long have you borne that name ?—A. Always. ' ' Q. Have you ever gine by any other name ?-,5. :: ' . IliaVe taken Mrs. Clarke's name, by her permission. ,:Q. When was that ?.--;-A.. About ten years ago; al l4r,seven rears ago; when I went into Mr. Ellis's ieri,‘ • i Ct. — 4 .3 , el Haw long have you been acquainted with Mrs. "i! ? Ir'e ?---4. Since site was married, twelve or thin ,• • te e n Yeats ago. . . „ Q. Was you in Mrs. Clarke's family at .the time 'L'e allowed ,you to take her name, that you might gaut respect from that circumstance ?—A. Yes. ! W. What was your name before that time ?—A. Favourite. ! - F avourite, Q. How long is it since you dropt the name of and took the more' one of Far ordinary . quhar ?— A. lam not obliged to answer those toes , tions ;" I did not come here on that. aecount—(Or der, order! from the Committee ; r and . the .Chair man admonished the witness to answer in a manner More beceruing the dignity of that House). Q. Itepeated.—A. I might take the name if I, Veaged •/ I. was not obliged to .take the name of arquhar. ' - •Q. Was it out of respea to Mrs. Clarke you took this ham 1-+-A.... More on account of Mrs. Clarke's fancily, than for myself. It was,when I went to Mr. 411 is's ; when I returned to Airs. Clarke's, I took the name of Pavourite I ' 2 N Q. `Vas it zet to disguise yourse lf to Mrs Cias'rke' . i .. fan -ly that y o u too k this n ame of Favourite ?A. No. • "ta. Where (Mei Mrs, Fe'vOutitle i t fgher live i•— ii .4: , ,11 r.. I_,,_ - . . re ilt4 Bcottrid. Q. What was Ms name t.;-A. Favourite. Q, Has your mother Married since the death of your father My mother is dead. Q; How long ago do 'not recellea. ' Q.. Did yoUr Mother die 'first ?-a--A. My father died first, and my mother afterwards.. Q. Did yoti come to England befere she died 1- A. No. •• .Q. Did she die!before-yon went" into Mr..l6iiS's service ?-A. Yes. Q.. Did you ever go to see your mother while you were Mr. Ellis'S service?-A. Never. ' Q. Did you . iiiie in Mt. Ellis's service with-Mt in terruption ?-A. I went away for 'three months, and said I was 'going to visit my sick mother. Q. Whom did you visit about Tavistdck-place A. No one. I tied not know there was sach a place. Q. Who was it you represented to Mr. Ellis you were going to ,see ?-A. Mrs. Clarke, 0.. Where did Mrs. Clarke live then ?-A. At Ha mpg teed. Q. Where did you tell :Vfr. Ellis you wanted to 'go?-A. I .don't-know that he ever asked tne to , tell him. ; Did you ever live with Mrs. Clarke in Tavi stockaplace No. a Are you any relation to Mrs. Clarke ?-A. That is not a question to put to me about the busi ness.-(Order called, and witness again reproved). Q; Repeated ?-4-None. Q. What objection had you to answering that question ?-A. Because I saw no reason ter it. Q. Did you ever tea any body you was any rela tion ro her I don't believe I ever did. Q. Have you any reason to doubt you ever did ? -A. Yes. Q. How do you doubt it ?-A. Because I might do so, as assented to by Mrs.,Clarke, When I was married to WalMesley.• +was really, married.; o him. Q. Tell us all the circumstances respecting Walmesley ?-A. I married to him under the name of Farquhar. He was married betere,' and had ano ther wife, mid I never cohabited with him after 'I knew that. . How dine you to marry him in that name He represented hiniself. as a - coal-merchant, which . he was. not. Mrs. Clarke said we should; not be married. I said I would, and we were married. Q. Itepe.ited.-A. .Because when I, left Mrs. Clarke, site had not any thing to give me, and she tokl me I might take her Dante, Q• When did this take place ?-A. About three years 'ago. Q.' It was on that , occasion tht Mrs. Clarke permitted you to takes the name of Farquhar ?-A. Long before I was Married. Q. How long did you live with your husband'--- A. Four monists.' -Q. Did you never reprelent to him that you were' related to Mrs. Clarke ?-4. No. • Q.. Are you positive of that ?-A. Yes. Q.: • How came the real Mrs. Farquhar to pay so many bills for you, for g 0„..!, taken up in her name : - 7 4, She never paid any' Out abut t 01. which came from my wages. Q. YO6 st:ite that you are not Mrs. Farquhat's daughter No; I am not her daughter-poii tikeiy not. Q. Are you not her husband's daughter by..a.for mer wife Lcannot answer tbatAttestien. Q. Cannot you.l--No. (.4. Why How can I know what my fa ther and mother did when I was young. Q. How old were you when your lather died ?- A. I do not know my own age now. Q. You never knew your father nor mother lA. No. . ' Q. Did your father marry again ?:-A. I cannot answer that. Q. Did you ever hear Mrs. Farquhar say you were the daughter of her. husband bra tomer wife ? A. No. • .Q. Will you undertake to say she never did ? —A. I cannot say any thing, about it. I am not Mrs. Farquhar's daughter.. a. Did you know that Mr.Valmesley was sum moned to attend- here tel.:tight I—A. No; I never heard of it. Q. Did you read it in, the Papers ?—A. No. Q. Did you know Mr. his was summoned I—A. No—Yes I did. Q. Did you know, or not ?--A. I knew when I akent to Mr. Ellis's last night. Q. Not-before ?—A_. Yes. Q.,Who told you ?—A. My mistress, Mrs. Clarke, Qr Are you sure ybu' did not tell Mrs. Clarke -that Mr. Ellis was not a carpenter before last night ? I did not wish to bting before the House. Q. Do•you mean to say : that your wish to screen any person would induce you to represent a (aft different from. the truth I wished to screen , . Mr. Ellis. That .was my motive and no other for saying ho was a carpenter. , Q. Repeated.— : A. Yes; that, was . it ; I wished to screen Mr. Ellis in every+ point. Q. How often,did:Mrri. Clarke call on you at Mr: Ellis's i—A. Once only. Q. Are you sure of that ?—A. I never had any one, to call upon me there but twice, Mrs. Clarke, Miss Taylor, and Mr. John Clarke's wife called. Q. Did Miss Taylor call on you alone No, with Mr. J. Clarke's wife. • Q. Did she come on - a visit ? —A. No, she 41y Called to tell me. Mrs. Clarke wanted to see me said I could not come out. Q. Did you know Miss Taylor before l'es, nine or ten years. ' Q..Do you recollea Mrs. Clarke living with a person of tire name of Ogilvie ?—A. No. Q. How long did you live" with Mr. Ellis About two years. Q. Did tie ever change his residence during that period Never. - Q. Were you sent 'to the sea , side with the chil dren by yourself ?—A. No ; 1 went with Mr. and Mrs. Ellis. I went to Hammersmith with the chil dren. • Q. By Mr. YANSITTART- - rWhat part ,of ,Scot , land did your father live in I—A. I do not know. Q. Where were you married :At Wool a / wich.. Q. When ? 7 -77.4. About three years,ago. Q, Have your any relations . in town I do hot know that I have. Mr. Wniin4aley was called, but was not in attend- Mee. • GREENWOODMr. called and examined by Mr. (Intan4ifig hini a leCterl.-is did yoar*riti►ig —A. Yes. Q. i'Vliat is it ?—A. A dopy of a letter from the Duke of Y-orl to ~Mrs. Clarke, after his separation from her. • . , . Q.Bywhord written ?-.A. By his Boyal , A. Did you take a copy from the original letter ? ;—.A. I did. Q. Is it a corre& copy ?—A. I bulieve so. The letter addressed to Mrs: Ctarke was , then read by the Clerk as follows " You must recollect the occasion wife, about seven months ago, I had td employ a Solicitor to defend a'suit'up. oh your account. The-feault of the inquiries ;hen Made into yout conduct were most unfavourable to you, and circum stances have since'arisen to confirm these impressions, ,1 was nut rash or inconsidetate` in 'corning to the determination to part from you, and I owe it to my own character to. perse vere in that resolution. An interview would be painful to us hqtli, and of no use to you.-1 therefore decline it Q. By Lord Yoz,rtsroNk—Do you recoiled the date of this letter ?—A. No: [The witness, in,ans werto other questioni, stated, ,that his Royal. Highness.never saw Mrs., Clarke after their separation; and that the letter ,was written after that separtiion,) • Q. Was his Royal Highness in the habit of seeing Mrs. Clarke up to the titue of their separation ?--A A." Till within four days'of it. Q. At whose, desire was the copy of thisletter taken ?—A. At the desire of his Royal a. Has it been in your pbaes.sion ever since. • A. No; I have never, seen it Siziira it was written, till to-night. Q. In whose possession has it been ?—A. Idu tot. lttio w . Q. .To whom did you give it ? 7 - 7 A. The Duke of York, . Mr. WHITBREAD wow informed the Committee, that the letters Mrs. Clarke was desired to send down had been put into his f)ands.—One of theca was dated iu.t.)Cluber, thud, and the two others bore internal mark; of having been written .after the sepa ninon bet wren his ltoyal 1-iigniiess and Alrs.'Cl.trke.. There was also a letter from General Clavering, of so 'late a date as the,Bth of February, which he (nought it would"-be•aS well to read, as conneded With that Gentleman's evidence. The, three etters from his Royal Elighnes to Mrs. Clarke, were then put in and.read asrollows : ,No. Mrs. Clarke, No 9, Old liurliugtviu•street —Friday.—Without beinginfornied to what 3111i)Ullt you may want assistance, it is not in my power to be of,use to yOu.4! No. I To Mrs: Clarke, at Sciuthampton, od, 21, 18.6. It is totally out of my phwef to give yc4ti the its sitance you seem iu eXpeet," No. III.—" To Mm Clarke', •17, Gloucester.placello date.-1 enter fully into your fentiinents resped to your children, but capitol undertake to fulfil tiny thin.; I an not sure ir being able to perform. With respea . to the house at Weybridge, 1 would advise you to retuove the furniture, atictchrc A . ;';on wI took it for you to give it up." [Mr. called Mrs. Jacobs, - niece to Mr. Nick ): .::; .2.ati, and proceeded . . to que3; bet laiieattidavit 'alleged to have bee): Oath, in Order to be enabled to soli , A discthsion on toe propriety of -• esi"!l/Ili';:ig; as to this point; On which 114 witness from her own knowledge.' and it .vas determined' that the evidetice should be expunged.] Mr. WHITBREAD having proved the hand-writing of UeO. Clavetiog's letter to Mrs. Clarke, by the testitnuny of an Hon.. Member behind Win, it was put into the-Clerk's hands and read to the iolloWing etred " My - DX4 sr Ma S. CLARKY-11 have just heard you in tended to subpcena me before the House of Collusions, Much ,1 hope is not true. 1 trust you will keep imy.naine entiraly put of the business, as being a family man, the world miAbt ascribe my acquaintance with , you to motives that never existed, but which all the arguments in the Universe would stover remove. I tun, dec. CLAVERING." To Mrs Clarke, WestbOurn, Sloane (there. mainder.of the superscriiition being tornotl).-20 February, 1809." Mr. Lowton called in, and examined by.SitTnp- P4A,B TURTON. Q. What is the witness by. profession ?-4. An Attorney at Law and Solicitor. Q. I wish to know if the witnes4 remcnibers be ing called upon by Mr. Adain i and in6trueted to make inquiries relating to the Duke; of York. ?.;-- A. I called upon the Duke, ansl his Royal flightless had communicated to him the business. Q. Did the .Wituess, in the court of his inqtli. ries . , receive proofs of 'Ws, Clatke's making use of the Mike's name to raise money ?—A. I cannot dositively say, but it appeared to rue that through her known connexion with the.lluke, trildesinen trusted tier to a larger atuount than they otherwise would,: Q. Did it appear to the witness that the charaCter of the .Commander in Chief Suffered from the cir cumstance of Mrs. Czirke'ti'faising nidney in his name through disposing of promot Vous ?—A. His (pities did not &Mend , to that particular it Witi more his province to inquire into her t'auitly, Manner of living, tic. than to stick informaiiott with . reipeCt to the manner in which she raised money. Was not the Witness desired by Mr. Adam to inquire into transaajoits of this nature?—A. - I do net reMember that ever 11,1 r. Adam desired me to mate such inquiries. Q. Does the witness recolle& ever hearing Mr. Mani say 'Mrs. Clarke had acted very inpropigly in making use of the Duke's name 'in trice manner she had dope to raise money I do not remember any thing of that nature, Iu May tauti, when I thought I llad evidence enough, I perused some let ters fur the purpose of satisfying mySelf. I beg leave to add, that a letter I saw, subsequent to)hat communication, led my to believe she had inade.nse of the Duke's name tor the purpose of raising mo hey. Here a conversation of some length took placese. speCting the propriety ollistening to evidenc , :, which could not be substantiated; after which Mr. Low tonwasagain called, , H4Ve you any proofs of M rs . Cl ar k e h av i ng trade use of the Duke of York's name tot the put, pose of raising moue}' by the sale of proinot;ons A. The wisuess. could not say positively that any of rbedocturients in his posseSsion proved the tha. Mr Wit t a Pad WV' •••••• I • 1.... •1. . airouiti withdraw, nna aher af dv dv orus rron) l'AtoilicsTUlATU* l expressive of a wish that the wit.. tress- might bit constrained" tt? produce as few tlecu. naents its. might be of a eohtidential.ntit nee; Mr. LQ‘y_i:os was again called in.. Q. Doel the .Wienbia - know Mr..\ 4 4 r tn: ? --A. I know . livlo of him. Q. Has the ikitness seen him lately No ; I have not seen him this AeVen or eight years; before I saw him In this Hon*., (1. Did the witn,)is see hien ineoous to his eta- urination,?..-A. I did, Q. Waq any sort of application uncle by you to Mr. W. Williatims, or by Mr. W Williams tc : lyou ? —A. None whatever. „ Q. By Lord Mt o'CO:-=—The witness doe s thi n k him insane ?—A. Frotn his condu& when he called Oti:me, I . .should leal inclined to think so. - - [Sekral questions were put relating to transac-. Lions between Mrs,. Clarke, and Mr. Dowler, the . . substance of which -has already appeared before 'the public, .with one relating to a, letter supposed to be in the poshession of Mr. Nicholls, of which, how- ever, Mr. ',moon could give no intbrtnation.j, Q. By a Memher. 7 —Did witness know whether Mrs. - Clarke raised money by the.. sale of militarf - Rromptions ?-4A. 'That circumstance was not con ne&ed with my inquiries. • Q. Has the witness had any , ititervieWs with -Ge neral Ciavering ?—A. I have. Q. Did he call on the witness ?—A. tie did; Q. I wish the witness to state to the 0)11111141E4 what passed at those interviews,. _which be. says Ili has had with General Clavering ?- 7 A. In those'in. terciews, his statements were of a . very contradic tory nature; and hearing I was at a Coffe,e-house, he came to me wieli a letter ready wrote, in which my name. was . made use of, as I thought, intro :pet-Iy. Q. Did the witness advise Gen. Clavering to offer himself for a re-examination, if his. • evidence was deemed , unsatisfadory ?—A. I did not. Q... Did the witness give Pen.Clwering no ad vide ?—A. I did not give him auy, as I thought bkn competent to judge for himself. . • ; ta, What caused Gen. Clavering to have any cow. munication with the witness I—, Z do not know. Q. Did witness understand he came to him at the; instance of CO: Gordon ?—.A. Partly ,at..the instance of Col: Gordon, and partly through a wish aid*. • owns Q. Did he ask thewitnesss what course he had best pursue ?—,A. lle dial p ay. Q. Uiu 11:e ,WittteiS Ask Gitleral Clavering any !questions relating to tiers, dlarke ?—A.. I asked hint several queStions.kelaOng .1.) Mri. Clarke'; how long he , had known. her; :when•he Saw heriast, • arid such. other.gneoiotis iiiippeared" proper. • Q. Dii the w.;ness ask if General, Clavering bed, oGred 4iny money to Mrs. Clarke, to practise him nrothotiin, through: her influence . With ttur*Dnite.of York ?—A. I should..,have thought such a question extremely ttppertinent. Ile never could iniaglite a General Officer would seek for prattotion,.by suck means. Q. • Did the witnetis questiOn him generally with: respect to his intercourse with Mrs. Clarke.?--A. did ; and front a . letter I saw, it appeared to me that she was k' the habit of gaining promotions. Q. Did he say he had shewn the letter in which • therwieness thought his name trnproperly used to the Attorney-General, or any other Member at this House ?—A, He did not. I %Med him to write another letter and omit my name. - • Q. Are you certain you advised him to omit your name i—A. I am. Q.. By Mr. WHITBREAD.--I wished to know if it was at the Coffee-house the words " yoP Will be • I.:xamined" passed between the witness and G en e ra l Clavering ?—A. 1 - Cannot say.. Q. What did General Clavering say after he hod wen Ogilvy Lam not certain: Q.. : Before‘ Mr. Nicholls came down, waft the Witness aware of the existence of any lettersr? l ,.-...A. I had seen four bundles, which L partly examined. Q. 'Does the witness know of any wins paid by the Duke of York to Mrs. Clarke, during her tat ,- deuce at Gloucesterilace?—,A, I,do [A. skirt `ensued.. Alter which Mr. LoWton was called in again, and interrogated with respell to his reasons for thinking the Duke of Yerk's connexion with liars. Clarke gained , her mots' credit with ,tradesmen than she would other Wise have been able to gain ; and he in reply stated the magnitude of het: expenses, .and,the number of het debts gave rise to the idea.] Mr. ADAK 'put some queitions relating to a subs precut, the nitrites an which were Turner against Clarke ; the' signature, Henry Toner, who he believed to be a paWnbroker, :residing near Golden= square. - - The witness was then ordered to withdrftut Mr. Wilkinson was called in, who, titter a short exatinuittion, important only as it tentlett.to airte. borate the evidence of Mr. Late ton, Was ordered to withdraw. Miss Taylor was then Called ,in, and examined by Sir T. TVICTON. a. pia DM the witness state on a former exa titination 'that she was intimate With Mss. Clarke, and trequentlY visited at Gloucester-placel—A. r, . a. Was any body else ti,ually there 'when the witness visited at Gloucester-place, but Mrs. Claikd and his 11(44 Highness ?—A. , one, ekeellt servants. . Q. On these Occasions, was the conversation fren and unrestrained Q. AS if the 'witness had . not been present ..(This question meeting With sante opposition was withdrawn.) Q. noes the witness recollect any . conversation passing between the Duke .of Yorkotid Mrs. Clarket on the subject of military pwinotion 'Neveri except that about Colonel French, Q. Is the witness certain' no cne was preSent at the conversation but the _Duke of Torlt, M is 4 Clarke - , and herself am certain no Ot.•0 else was present, Q. Is the witness certain that in the t onversAiott with his Royal Highness relating to Col. Frenth,' Mrs, Clarke used the :w , ords, Lis behaviatit middling but not vet/ am. Q. Did you have any conversation with Mi* Clarke on this ottservatiun'?—A. Not till thrtiu tour weekialt2r*ards. Q. What 'passed then ?-41. Shc asked tne If remembered the Duktiii s ilt ntienint Vol. French'. . •